Sunday, October 11, 2009

Kelvin, Sir Rogers mate. It is only proper to keep elephants as pairs, and not alone.


This young male Indian Elephant died of natural causes in the Scottish Zoo, Glasgow 1899 and was bought by the museum from EH Bostock for £7. Almost a century later, in August 1997, he was garlanded with ribbons and silks and took part in a procession through Glasgow to mark the 50th anniversary of India's independence.

It is not known what his original name was. Following a competition run by the Evening Times newspaper in 1997, he was named 'Kelvin'.

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